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David Altchek, MD, is scheduled to perform elbow surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood, according to the Seattle Times.

Here are 18 orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices, hospitals and health systems.

Houston Methodist St. John Hospital will provide Pasadena (Texas) Independent School District's athletes and coaches sports medicine services and financial awards for students, according to The Pasadena Citizen.

Bryan Kelly, MD, performed hip surgery on Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco, according to a Cincinnati.com report.

Healthcare costs vary widely the world over, according to the 2015 Comparative Price Report by the International Federation of Health Plans.

Samer Attar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who is volunteering in the war-torn city of Aleppo, Syria, gave NBC News an update on the worsening situation in the region.

Tad Seifert, MD, joined the sports medicine staff at Western Kentucky athletics, according to a report from Bowling Green Daily News.

The Tennessee Titans named David Moore, MD, team physician, according to a Titans Online report.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine honored Peter A. Indelicato, MD, with the 2016 Robert E. Leach Sports Medicine Leadership award.

Certain common surgical procedures, including total knee and hip replacements, were associated with an increased risk for chronic opioid use in the first year after surgery, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.